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Customizable reading tools & Mac/PC apps for ALL readers. We can help everyone focus & read BETTER! Reading Focus Cards (U.S.
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Patent 7,565,759) help readers of all ages who need focus and concentration support. They can help challenged readers, too, in a variety of ways. Overwhelmed or "tired" readers can also benefit from these customizable tools. The innovative Reading Focus Cards can be especially helpful to children & adults with ADHD, dyslexia, autism spectrum disorders, low vision, stroke recovery issues, and other

reading challenges. The Reading Focus Cards are inexpensive, non-invasive, and created by an experienced teacher for her students who need them. The reading tool was created by an experienced teacher and is Made in the U.S.A. In addition, the new Reading Focus Cards app (U.S. Patent 8,360,779) is a DESKTOP application for Win PC and Mac. It supports touch-screen technology where applicable. The app is accessible as a download via the Mac App and Windows Stores as well as via Gumroad.com.

06/17/2026

𝗕𝘂𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝘄𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗟𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆!
https://magazine.1000libraries.com/this-woman-turned-a-double-decker-bus-into-a-library-on-wheels/

Thanks to 1000 Libraries for this most inspiring post!

What was once her dream as a kid has become a reality on wheels. Lindzi Hargrave, 38, from Anstey in Leicester, UK, bought a bus on eBay and spent over a year turning it into a fully off-grid home and free travelling library.

But the story behind the bus is what makes it really special. Lindzi has been open about her personal struggles and the moment she knew something had to change. The bus gave her more than a home. It gave her purpose. Wondering how it all came together?

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗞𝗶𝗱𝘀: https://tinyurl.com/43az9sn5

06/16/2026

𝗠𝗜𝗧’𝘀 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀!
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/191uJqZ2YJ/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Thanks to Only Engineers Can Understand for this excellent post!

MIT has spent more than two decades building one of the world's largest free learning libraries through its OpenCourseWare initiative, giving anyone with an internet connection access to thousands of university-level courses at no cost.

From computer science and engineering to physics, mathematics, business, and the humanities, students around the world can learn directly from MIT course materials that were once available only to enrolled students.

The project has helped millions of people gain access to high-quality education regardless of their location or financial situation, proving that knowledge can be shared on a global scale.

Access to course libraries: https://openlearning.mit.edu/courses-programs/mit-opencourseware

If top universities made all their courses free online, how much could it transform education worldwide?

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀: https://tinyurl.com/yrwuutnh

06/15/2026

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗢 𝗠𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆?
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1JAcTgJERu/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Thanks to Parenting Moments for this insightful post!

“She has taught the same subject in the same building for two decades. She has watched something shift, gradually and then all at once, in how children arrive at school, how they engage with material, and how long they can sit with a problem before needing to move on. Critical thinking is harder to teach. Attention is shorter. Social behaviour has changed in ways that are difficult to quantify but impossible for any experienced teacher to ignore.

She has a theory. Devices have fundamentally rewired how children process stimulation. A brain that receives a reward signal every few seconds through a screen, through gaming, through short video content, does not wait patiently for slower, deeper satisfaction. The classroom cannot compete on stimulation. So it loses the attention battle before the lesson even starts.

But not everyone in this conversation agrees that devices are the whole explanation.
A second perspective points not at children but at their households. Parents are working longer hours under greater financial pressure than any recent generation before them. Screens became the gap-filler not out of laziness but out of exhaustion. That is a structural problem, not a personal failing, and blaming parents without acknowledging the conditions they are operating in misses the point entirely.

A third perspective says look at the school itself. Six hours in a chair. Rigid structures. High-stakes testing applied to children carrying real stress from home into a system that was not designed to absorb it.

Three theories. One classroom. All of them probably containing some truth."

𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀: https://tinyurl.com/2st3wzkr

06/14/2026

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝘆𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗰 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁.

Thanks to Georgia Ryan - Dyslexic Warrior for sharing this excellent post with the insightful quote from Tiffany James!

For dyslexics, everything seems to take longer than their neurotypical peers.

Reading, processing language, and writing take so much of their mental capabilities. To then be punished for not completing a given task in a timeframe not suited to their thought process, can be devastating to their self-esteem. It would be far better to be acknowledged for the huge effort they put forth.

So, please don’t take away a dyslexic child’s lunch, playtime, reward points, treat or any other bonus, as most dyslexic students are already putting in double the effort (and time) of their peers.

Quote: is from the awesome Tiffany James at

𝗘𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝘆𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗮 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀: https://tinyurl.com/3abuem3k

06/13/2026

𝗗𝘆𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗮 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗜𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁.
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1JHVuoW5r6/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Thanks to Dyslexia Center of Utah for this inspiring post!

With dyslexia, it means an individual’s brain learns and processes information differently.

The real struggle often comes when these neurodivergent learners don’t receive the understanding, tools, and support they need to succeed in our world. Then, the opportunities for these unique learners to develop their talents & gifts are greatly diminished. With that, they AND we ALL lose.💛

𝗗𝘆𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗮 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 & 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝘀: https://tinyurl.com/mr3uaatk

06/12/2026

𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗗𝗜𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗟𝗬!
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/14dp5fYYXnV/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Thanks to Georgia Ryan - Dyslexic Warrior for this inspiring post!

What if the thing that makes you different is the thing that makes you extraordinary?
Dyslexic minds don’t just see words differently—they often see possibilities, patterns, solutions, and ideas that others miss.

The world needs innovators.
The world needs creators.
The world needs problem-solvers.

The world needs people who dare to think differently!

Today, let’s stop focusing on labels and start celebrating strengths, because very great idea begins with someone willing to see the world from a different perspective.

✨ Different thinking changes the world.

𝗘𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀: https://tinyurl.com/3abuem3k

06/11/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Cv61LxotP/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Thanks to Executive Functioning Toolbox for this great post with a timely quote from children’s book author Eric Carle (𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙪𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙮 𝘾𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙥𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙧).

We could all use a slow-down Summer, right? Taking time to slow our paces & relax so we can actually think about what is really important in our lives is essential to our wellbeing. So, this summer, do just that. Slow down, relax & refresh so that all around you can experience your kindness, compassion & thoughtfulness even more than they usually do. This is particularly critical for our good teachers!

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗞𝗶𝗱𝘀: https://tinyurl.com/43az9sn5

06/10/2026

𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗞𝗶𝗱𝘀!

Thanks to Scholastic for this literacy resource!

Here's an engaging way to get your family excited about summer reading! Can everyone in your family complete this challenge before summer's end? We hope so! Happy Reading!

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀, 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝘀 & 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗞𝗶𝗱𝘀: https://tinyurl.com/2ufr7fpy

06/09/2026

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1FwUWfzNoq/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Thanks to The OT Toolbox for another helpful infographic!

Trouble with working memory skills? Or are you wondering what that even means? Here are some “red flags” that might result from challenges with working memory as an executive function skill.

📌Trouble writing down info while listening

📌Trouble thinking about something & remembering details

📌Trouble keeping up with a conversation

📌Reading comprehension-it’s hard to remember what you just read

📌Trouble completing a task in a reasonable timeframe

📌Trouble remembering people’s names

Here are tools to help:
1. https://www.theottoolbox.com/how-to-improve-working-memory/
2. https://www.theottoolbox.com/executive-functioning-skills/
3. https://www.theottoolbox.com/attention/

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀: https://tinyurl.com/2ufr7fpy

06/08/2026

𝗔𝗗𝗛𝗗 - 𝗔 𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17jfM59RH3/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Thanks to Efficient Coach for this insightful post!

ADHD might seem like a lack of attention, but it’s actually a difference in how attention is regulated.

The same brain that struggles to focus on routine tasks can lock in for hours on something stimulating. The same person who overthinks can also act quickly, even impulsively. 🧠

Understanding these patterns changes the conversation from “what’s wrong?” to “how does this work?” ⚙️

With the right tools and support, these traits can be guided, not suppressed. ✨

If you feel called to help others navigate focus, behavior, and self-understanding, Efficient Coach’s ADHD Coach Certification will give you the knowledge to support neurodiverse minds with clarity and confidence. 💪

𝗔𝗗𝗛𝗗 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀: https://tinyurl.com/2st3wzkr

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